Dust mop



Patented Jan. 27, 1925. V l

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

.HERBERT H. ERICKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO' WEIL-RANSOM COM- PANY, OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DUST M01?.

Application filed July 25, 1924. Serial No. 728,087.

To all 107mm it' may concern.' vides a bearing for the handle fitting C. Be it known that I, HERBERT H. ERICKSON, being about twice the diameter of the twist-y a citizen of the United States of America, ed wires and hence affording ample bearing #'10 and a resident of Chicago, in the county surface. To prevent lateral displacement 5 of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventof the handle fitting, the ends of the beared a certain new and useful Improvement ing are tianged as at 3, the space between in Dust Mops, of which the following is a being surrounded by the sleeve portion 4 of specification. the handle fitting C, the remaining portions 5; This invention relates to dust mops and being two se1nicircular straps 5-5 which 10 more particularly to a method and means are clamped to the end of the handle R for connecting the ends of the wire frame of and held by a bolt 6 passing through the the mop head and providing a swivel bearstraps and handle and a wing nut 7 mount-y ing to which the handle of the mop is at ed at the end thereof. to tached. The advantages of this construction are 15 A preferred embodiment of the invention manifest. Solder being a metal readily is disclosed in the accompanying drawings. molded into any desired form, provides a in whichh secure joint for the ends of the wires as well Figure l is a perspective view of a mop as a satisfactory bearing between the head 65 embodying the invention. of the mop and the handle. 20 Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View in hori- I claim as my invention:

Zontal section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l. l. A dust mop comprising a head and a Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the handle, and means for pivotally mounting bearing as taken on line 2%*8 of Fig. 2, and said handle on said head comprising a cy- 70 Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the bearlindrical bearing member of metal molded 5 ing as formed to receive the handle. around the frame of the mop head, and a The mop herein disclosed is tyipcal of a handle connecting member in pivotal bearclass of mops adapted for hardwood floors ing engagement with said bearing meml'ier. and for general dusting and cleaning pur- 2. A dust mop comprising a head con- 7.y poses, consisting' of a head A of soft masisting of a frame of twisted wires bent terial attached to a handle B by means of a into a predetermined shape, the ends of the suitable fitting' C, permitting the head to wires being brought together and embedded swing or pivot on the handle. in a cylindric body of solder, the same The mop head is preferably made by providing a bearing for the handle. so twisting two strands of wire l1 together 3. A dust mop consisting of a head and with a multitude of strands of yarn sea handle in swivel connection therewith. cured between the wires and forming a mass said head comprising a wire frame, the of cleaning material, when the wire is bent ends thereof beng embedded in a cylindric into the form of a rectangular frame with body of solder substantially greater in dis the ends brought together between the ends ameter than the wire, the ends of said body 49 of the head thus formed. being flanged and forming therebetween a In the present construction, the 'tree ends bearing surface, and a. handle connecting of the wire are joined by a c vlii'idrical body member in bearing Contact with said bearof metal 2, preferably solder. The con- .ing surface. 9o nection is easily made by the use of solder. Signed at Chicago. Ill., this 7th day of l5 since a mold can be used for the purpose. July 1924.

and forms a strong and lasting joint. In addition to forming the joint it also pro- HERBERT H. ERICKSON. 

